Month: March 2023

Spring’s Arriving at Biltmore—Along With a Major Annual Pass Offer

Biltmore Estate isn’t just a popular destination for North Carolinians: A recent study named it one of the best places in the world to explore during springtime. Throughout the season, vibrant blooms transform Biltmore’s gardens and grounds, and the mountain escape’s award-winning winery offers seasonal flavors (and complimentary tastings). Spring brings the estate’s 8,000 acres

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5 Favorite Summer Festivals in SC’s Old 96 District

Ready for more festival fun this summer? It’s the perfect time to plan your getaway to South Carolina’s Old 96 District! Famous for outdoor adventures, small town charm, and lively, family-friendly festival experiences, you’re sure to have an unforgettable time. Encompassing the five counties of Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, and McCormick. South Carolina, the Old

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Town manager debate picks up steam

Scooter MacMillan, Editor An ad hoc group collecting signatures for a petition to change Charlotte’s municipal government from a town administrator to a town manager has drawn the ire of some of the selectboard. The group held a meeting to talk about the issue at the Charlotte Senior Center on Saturday, March 25. Selectboard chair

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Plant CSI: Solving crimes with plants

Jodi Larison, University of Vermont Extension Plant materials have been used to solve crimes on television shows, in books and in real life. The use of plant materials in solving crimes is called forensic botany. Plant materials that have been utilized in solving crimes have included flowers, fruits, leaves, pollen, seeds and wood. In his

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Lewis Creek Association seeks volunteers

Rachel Elliott, Community News Service The pair of volunteers reach Lewis Creek just after sunrise in the summer, plastic bottles in hand. While one takes notes and plays lifeguard, the other wades out into the water, turns upstream and fills the bottles. The one wading passes the bottles up to their buddy before scrambling back

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What Made Mirsad Hadžikadić Run?

The central issue, says Mirsad Hadžikadić, is identity. So much depends not on what you are but what you perceive yourself to be, what you idealize as your tribe. What’s the basis for that? Religion? Ethnicity? Economic interests? Blood? Soil? You’re an American. Fine. What does that mean? What do you want it to mean?

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8 Festivals to Know in Charlotte: April 2023

Major arts events, brewfests, and more Josh Bannen Charlotte SHOUT!March 30-April 16The uptown festival Charlotte SHOUT! with 200+ installations, performances, events, and activation, almost all of which are free. charlotteshout.com Charlotte BrewFestSaturday, April 1, 1-5 p.m.Celebrate National Beer Day early with unlimited beer sampling—lagers, IPAs, ales, fruit beers, and ciders—from more than 25 national, regional,

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